Student Groups Host Human Trafficking Series

The University of Chicago Law School’s APALSA (Asian/Pacific-American Law Students Association) chapter, along with a coalition of other student groups, is organizing a weeklong series on Human Trafficking at the Law School. Tammy Wang, ’12, president of APALSA, said, “The overall goal of the program is to raise awareness and knowledge about this growing human rights and legal problem, and also, more importantly, to provide practical information on how we, as students and future attorneys, policymakers, and citizens can get involved and help the victims, both ex ante and ex post.”

On Monday, April 18, 2011, Prof. Mohamed Mattar, of the Georgetown Law Center and Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS (School of Advanced International Studies), delivered two lectures. The set of lectures was entitled, “Human Trafficking: Global Problems, Global Solutions.” The first, given during lunch, also featured Prof. Tom Ginsburg, and focused on the importance (and lack) of international state cooperation. The latter, given in the afternoon, covered Prof. Mattar’s research on the constitutional limitations and judicial application of various human trafficking statutes. Prof. Mattar also spoke of his experience testifying before the United Nations and looked to future developments. Prof. M. Todd Henderson, who teaches a Greenberg Seminar on “Evil Markets” at the Law School, served as moderator and discussant.